An American tourist yesterday lodged a complaint with police against a nightclub owner and two of his security guards on Khao San Road, after he was slapped and handcuffed by one of the guards last month.
The complaint was filed by Rodric W Carkhuff and his lawyer at 1.30pm.
However, Mr Carkhuff decided to drop the complaint against the club owner, after he agreed to accept 50,000 baht compensation.
His lawyer, however, said the victim will still take legal action against the two guards and will file a report with police on March 20.
The incident took place at "The Club Khaosan" nightclub on Feb 24, after Mr Carkhuff took a bottle of water inside the club as he thought it was free.
A club attendant told a guard, known only as Thongchai, that the victim had stolen it.
An argument with the foreigner ensued. Following some miscommunication, the guard became angry and put the foreigner in handcuffs and slapped him twice in the face. Another guard told him to stop.
A local who was walking past the club took a clip of the incident, which was posted on social media and went viral.
The club's management issued an apology for the ugly scenes and took legal action against the two guards.
The victim claims he was assaulted more than once and also saw the guard flash a knife at him.
"I still love Thailand and its people despite the incident," said Mr Carkhuff.
